Take No Thought for Your Life

Today I'm posting from my devotional, "My Utmost for His Highest", by Oswald Chambers.

He says, "A warning which needs to be reiterated is that the cares of this world, the deceitfulness of riches, and the lust of other things entering in, will choke all that God puts in. We are never free from the recurring tides of this encroachment. If it does not come on the line of clothes and food, it will come on the line of money or lack of money; of friends or lack of friends; or on the line of difficult circumstances. It is one steady encroachment all the time, and unless we allow the Spirit of God to raise up the standard against it, these things will come in like a flood.

Jesus says in Matthew 6:25, "Take no thought for your life". "Be careful about one thing only", says our Lord, "your relationship to Me". Common sense shouts loud and says, "That is absurd, I must consider how I am going to live, I must consider what I am going to eat and drink." Jesus says you must not. Beware of allowing the thought that this statement is made by One Who does not understand our particular circumstances. Jesus Christ knows our circumstances better than we do, and He says we must not think about these things so as to make them the one concern of our life. Whenever there is competition, be sure that you put your relationship to God first.

"Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof." How much evil has begun to threaten you today? What kind of mean little imps have been looking in and saying - Now what are you going to do next month - this summer? "Be anxious for nothing", Jesus says. Look again and think. Keep your mind on the "much more" of your heavenly Father.



This all goes along so well with the series of teachings our pastor has started off the new year with - "In God We Trust".

This past Sunday's notes said:

1. Do not put your trust in yourself - Proverbs 28:26

2. Do not put your trust in your own wisdom and understanding - Proverbs 3: 5 - 7

3. Do not put your trust in money - Proverbs 11:28, 18:11

4. Do not put your trust in your own planning - Proverbs 21:30, 16:9

5. Do not put your trust in man's approval - Proverbs 29:25



This sermon really hit home with me, as well as the devotional today, as I am guilty of all the above at times. My prayer is that my faith in God's faithfulness will be strengthened, and I will look to Him more each day, to fulfill the promises He makes about meeting all our needs.



Have a blessed Tuesday...

Janelle